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What gets algae off of fish tanks?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

You can buy algae control chemicals, but it will kill your snails if you have any. I use a scrub brush with a texture of SOS pads, but it's plastic so it wont scratch the glass.

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